Monday 6 oct. 2014

This morning I was scalped by Odette : my skull gets a turn , including ears , eyebrows and nose. Now I am more or less a redneck. All this must add to easier finding shelter in Spain. Leon the horse starts getting used to trailer. Today for the first time ever I got him 

sunday 5 oct. 2014 Spiritual assistance

Sunday, day of rest. From Father / rector Reijnders I received spiritual support in the form of a prayer. Later I’ll copy it to my blog. This intercession with Providence, or perhaps rather with Mary, surely will increase the probability of success. Of those two Mary however was my favorite, and perhaps Mary Magdalene even 

4 oct. 2014 horse ruins tent

Many things done today. The day before yesterday I went to Maastricht for a radio broadcast about Mama Alice and my trip. Because it was too late to do much walking, I just went riding Leon. Then Leon also has to bear a considerable burden and he will get a lot of exercise within an 

Tuesday 30 sept. 2014 tent poles, saddle bags, radio broadcasting, horse Leon

Until 1 week ago I had to take that penicillin because of my damn inflamed arm. The arm is fine but the antibiotics upset Harry’s tummy and mouth. Now I’m not hungry, but I’m tired. Therefore I didn’t get to walking. Thus I had the opportunity to make many other preparations: The annual cleaning of 

28 sept. 2014 Wine festival Wahlwiller

Today wine festival in Wahlwiller. Beautiful weather, good atmosphere, live music and lots of friends: good wine some of them said, many said nothing, a single one disapproved of the wine. Well, wine is like a partner, it’s not always what it seems in the beginning. Some like it, some don’t. A lot of the 

Saterday 27 sept. 2014 Trying the harnass. Animal passports

The adaptations at the trailer have not been done yet. It would take another couple of weeks. I can not wait that long. So I got the trailer back home. Now I can keep practicing loading the horse Leon on the trailer. It sometimes takes me half an hour to get him in. The last 

24 sept. 2014 website, meetings, flyer Mm. Alice, tent

Again many positive developments. The website is optimized for the chapter Mama Alice sponsorship. The flyer that will be distributed in the nearby villages, to support Mama Alice per walked km., is sent to the printer. All kind of preparations about my trip and Mama Alice are getting ready. I learnt how I can maintain 

20 sept. 2014 wow!

Late last night collegue M. and I still settled some business things. I had already eaten , but I still got a plate piled with French fries, tasty meat, lemonade and beer. Wow, life has its good sides. In time on Saturday . I had to take care of cats, dogs and horses. And finally 

19 sept. 2014 abces arm, horsebags, training

This morning I picked up my new passport; I made a call to make an apointment for the adjustment to the horse trailer; another apointment at 1 p.m. a tents’ Eddie to make rainproof saddlebags out of tent sail, in order to put my 4 backpacks in there. Meanwhile a view mail on the flyer 

18 sept. 2014 Organizing things

The filmmaker Rudie, who wants to make a film of my journey, booked his trip to Tarifa, my starting point in the south of Spain. He will follow us for a few days. So this film initiative seems to be serious. Today I organized some things about the sponsorship of Mama Alice. On my trip